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Diana DeGette: “It will leave a stain on who we are as Americans since we would be exchanging the religious freedoms of tribal people…”

On the recordApril 12, 2021
It will leave a stain on who we are as Americans since we would be exchanging the religious freedoms of tribal people for a promise of jobs and profit offered by a foreign mining interest.
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Diana DeGette
Democratic · Colorado

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DeGette emphasizes the moral implications of sacrificing tribal religious freedoms for economic gain.

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